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2001 PGGNE Salary Survey

For the first time in our history, PGGNE has successfully conducted a membership salary survey. We polled the PGGNE membership last summer and the overwhelming majority of members preferred to participate in an online salary survey. Thanks to the recommendation of Bill Laskin, we contracted with Zoomerang.com to conduct this Internet survey. The response rate was outstanding - nearly 52% of our members completed the electronic survey! As a point of reference, WID's 1999-2000 Philanthropy Survey received a 29% response and a 2000 Planned Giving Today Survey received a 44% response rate. The latter was characterized as "unusually high." Thank you PGGNE members for your participation.

When we created the survey, we made a conscious effort to focus on the non-profit planned giving professional. Indeed our for-profit members make up an important part of our membership (16%), however, we felt that the relatively small sample size would diminish the reliability of the survey findings in that particular category.

It is also important to note that the PGGNE membership consists of a very broad range of development professionals, many of whom have responsibilities in several areas of development. Therefore the results of this survey are broader than the planned giving universe. One frustration of this survey was the large number of diverse titles that did not "fit" into our prescribed list. The next survey will feature an expanded version of titles for more accurate reporting.

Our survey also used very broad salary ranges. Future surveys will have narrower salary ranges to produce more specific results.

The membership committee welcomes all comments and suggestions on this survey and input on improvements for future surveys.

A few general survey results:

The majority of respondents were female (over 60% of 217 responses)
The majority of respondents were age 31-40
Planned Giving Directors were the largest group of respondents (25%)
The majority of respondents have 5-10 years of development experience (30%)
Over 50% of respondents have 1-5 years of Planned Giving Experience
50% of respondents work in Metro Boston
37% of respondents work for Colleges or Universities
40% of respondents spend 25% or less of their time on Planned Giving, while 27% spend 100% of their time on Planned Giving
94% of respondents are employed on a full-time basis
64% of respondents have 1-3 professional Planned Giving Colleagues
67% of respondents do NOT manage any planned giving staff
44% respondents do NOT manage any staff
The average annual salary of respondents is $65,500

SUMMARY OF EMPLOYER BENEFITS	Response Ratio
Health Insurance	100%
1-3 Weeks Paid Vacation	29%
4-6 Weeks Paid Vacation	71%
Pension Program	82%
Paid Sick Leave	92%
Life Insurance/Disability Insurance	88%
Dental Insurance	76%
Educational Reimbursement	61%
Car or Auto Allowance	17%
Cash Bonuses	13%

SALARY BY AGE	Average	Median
21-30	$40,000-$49,999	$40,000-$49,999
31-40	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
41-50	$70,000-$79,999	$80,000-$89,999
51-60	$70,000-$79,999	$80,000-$89,999
61-70	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999

BY TITLE	Average	Median
Dir. of Planned Giving	$70,000-$79,999	$70,000-$79,999
Assoc./Asst. Dir. of Planned Giving	$50,000-$59,999	$50,000-$59,999
Director of Development	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
Campaign Director	$70,000-$79,999	$70,000-$79,999
Director of Major Gifts	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
Major Gifts/Development Officer	$50,000-$59,999	$50,000-$59,999

BY % OF TIME ON PLANNED GIVING	Average	Median
Less than 25%	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
25% - 50%	$60,000-$69,999	$70,000-$79,999
50% - 75%	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
100%	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999

BY ORGANIZATION	Average	Median
Public University	$50,000-$59,999	$50,000-$59,999
Public College	$70,000-$79,999	$70,000-$79,999
Private University	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
Private College	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
Community/Junior College	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
Independent School	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
Health Care Organization	$70,000-$79,999	$70,000-$79,999
Arts Organization	$50,000-$59,999	$40,000-$49,999
Religious Organization	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
Social Service Organization	$50,000-$59,999	$50,000-$59,999
Environmental Organization	$40,000-$49,999	$50,000-$59,999
Community Foundation	$80,000-$89,999	$80,000-$89,999
Private/Family Foundation	$50,000-$59,999	$50,000-$59,999

BY DEGREE	Average	Median
Bachelor	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
Masters	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
MBA	$70,000-$79,999	$60,000-$69,999
JD/LLB	$70,000-$79,999	$70,000-$79,999
PhD	$80,000-$89,999	$80,000-$89,999
CPA	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
CFP	$80,000-$89,999	$60,000-$69,999
CFRE	$70,000-$79,999	$70,000-$79,999

GEOGRAPHICAL	Average	Median
Metro Boston	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
Other Mass.	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
Connecticut	$80,000-$89,999	$70,000-$79,999
New Hampshire	$60,000-$69,999	$50,000-$59,999
Vermont	$50,000-$59,999	$50,000-$59,999
Maine	$50,000-$59,999	$60,000-$69,999
Rhode Island	$60,000-$69,999	$70,000-$79,999

GENDER	Average	Median
Male	$70,000-$79,999	$70,000-$79,999
Female	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999

ORGANIZATION BUDGET	Average	Median
<$500,000	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
$500,000-$1,000,000	$60,000-$69,999	$50,000-$59,999
$1,000,000-$2,900,000	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
$3,000,000-$9,900,000	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
$10,000,000-$24,900,000	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
$25,000,000-$74,900,000	$70,000-$79,999	$60,000-$69,999
$75,000,000-$150,000,000	$60,000-$69,999	$70,000-$79,999
>$150,000,000	$70,000-$79,999	$70,000-$79,999

YEARS OF P.G. EXPERIENCE	Average	Median
<1	$50,000-$59,999	$50,000-$59,999
1-5	$50,000-$59,999	$50,000-$59,999
5-10	$60,000-$69,999	$60,000-$69,999
10-15	$90,000-$99,999	$100,000-$109,999
15-20	$90,000-$99,999	$80,000-$89,999
>20	$80,000-$89,999	$80,000-$89,999

YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE	Average	Median
<1	$60,000-$69,999	$50,000-$59,999
1-5	$40,000-$49,999	$50,000-$59,999
5-10	$70,000-$79,999	$60,000-$69,999
10-15	$70,000-$79,999	$70,000-$79,999
15-20	$70,000-$79,999	$70,000-$79,999
>20	$80,000-$89,999	$90,000-$99,999

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SUMMARY OF EMPLOYER BENEFITS

BY TITLE

BY % OF TIME ON PLANNED GIVING

BY ORGANIZATION

GEOGRAPHICAL

GENDER

ORGANIZATION BUDGET

YEARS OF P.G. EXPERIENCE

YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE